Five takeaways from “Digital Gold,” Nathaniel Popper’s new book about bitcoin

Bitcoin is a tricky subject. The concept behind the digital currency can be difficult to explain to someone for the first time, and its history—barely six years old—is already fraught with controversy, starting with the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, author of the first bitcoin code.

Rod Rosenstein begs students to protect American democracy

Rod Rosenstein, the deputy US attorney general, delivered a poignant speech on the fragility of American democracy today (Feb. 21), while stressing the insidious nature of white-collar crime, and the moral necessity of every citizen respecting the law.

Rod Rosenstein just fired back at Donald Trump by using the dictionary

Despite enduring months of public criticism from president Donald Trump, deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein was in a cheery mood when speaking to a group of lawyers in New York today. He did, however, take a couple of thinly veiled swipes at the president.

Netflix’s upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic is precision engineered to win Oscars

Netflix will distribute a film about the life of Leonard Bernstein, the orchestra conductor and composer of West Side Story, Deadline reported yesterday. Bradley Cooper will direct and star, while a consortium of big Hollywood names, including Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, will produce.

Video: Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein selling holiday sweaters is actually really funny

If there’s a brand in its portfolio that Gap Inc. should feel cheerful about this holiday season, it’s Old Navy. Even while Gap and Banana Republic have flagged, the low-cost label has seen continued growth, a feat impressive enough that Ralph Lauren poached its global president to replace Lauren himself as CEO.

'We dug ourselves a hole,' American Airlines CEO says

The airline is underperforming its competitors and has cut its profit outlook

With or without Amazon, asset management is getting disrupted

If Amazon makes a serious move into financial services, it will be one of the most talked about pivots in tech history. Finance executives regularly discuss a potential invasion by the likes of Apple, Google, and the Seattle e-commerce giant. There are good reasons to think this could eventually happen, but it’s worth noting that a large part of the industry—asset management—is already hard at work disrupting itself.

Donald Trump bought Mar-a-Lago because his cab driver said it was cool

In an interview that was "lost" for 35 years, Trump said his cab driver told him the “greatest house is Mar-a-Lago”

Mass protests are planned across the US to protect Mueller’s investigation from Trump

Updated at 8:30pm EDT with the time of the protests.

Russian spies used bitcoin to hack the US 2016 election, says the Department of Justice

Russian intelligence agents used bitcoin to pay for crucial elements of a campaign to sway the 2016 election, according to a federal indictment released today. They allegedly laundered more than $95,000 in total through bitcoin.

“One business-bear in the family is enough”: How a 1984 children’s book talked about working moms

If you grew up in the English-speaking world in the 1970s or 1980s, you probably encountered the Berenstain Bears, the much-loved children’s book series by the American husband-and-wife team Stan and Jan Berenstain.

A 2016 Congressional candidate asked for—and received—information hacked by Russia

Russian intelligence officers helped out a 2016 candidate for US Congress, by giving that candidate stolen information about their Democratic opponent, according to a Department of Justice indictment released today.